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Isolation and characterization of multipotent stem cells from human cruciate ligaments.
Cell proliferation - 1 Aug 2009
Cheng M-T, Yang H-W, Chen T-H, Lee O K-S
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OBJECTIVES: Mesenchymal stem cells have great potential for tissue regeneration, and these cells can be harvested from a variety of tissues; however, up to now it has not been clear whether stem cells could be isolated from cruciate ligaments of the knee joint. The aim of our study was to isolate and characterize stem cells from both anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments (ACL and PCL) of humans. MATERIALS AND...
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